MOSCOW (Reuters) -A French citizen who illegally crossed the Russian border on a paddle board from Estonia has been placed in detention for two months, a court in Russia’s northern Leningrad region said. The man, who paddled from Estonia, was detained on the shore of the Narva reservoir – through which the Russian-Estonian border runs […]
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -A French citizen who illegally crossed the Russian border on a paddle board from Estonia has been placed in detention for two months, a court in Russia’s northern Leningrad region said.
The man, who paddled from Estonia, was detained on the shore of the Narva reservoir – through which the Russian-Estonian border runs – by Federal Security Service (FSB) border guards.
According to the Leningrad court, the French man said he wanted to settle in Russia. The court said the man said he had previously undergone psychiatric treatment.
Reuters was unable to contact the man or his lawyers.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Jamie Freed)